[StatTiger]

As I noted previously, Coach Scot Leoffler made good use of his tightends, while at Temple. It wasn't uncommon to see 2 & 3 TE sets, which normally meant run but was also a viable pass option too. During this past season, Auburn converted 45 percent of their 3rd down situations of 1-3 yards. The Tigers averaged 2.66 yards per rush from this down and distance. The Owls converted 69 percent of their 3rd down runs with 1-3 yards required to convert. This included an average of 5.71 yards per rush. Auburn's inability to convert critical short-yardage situations was one of the reasons why the Tigers had such a low third down conversion rate in 2011.

The play...



On this play, Temple comes out in a 3-TE formation against a 9-man front. Before the snap, all three TE's are loaded to the right of the formation but one TE goes in motion just before the snap. At the snap, the second TE and the RG pull to their left to overload the left side of the formation. The remaining third TE seals the backside as the RB takes the hand off.

The pulling guard seals the edge as the pulling TE kicks out the LB. The motioning TE engages the safety down field, which creates a running lane for the RB. The play results in a 9-yard gain on first down despite the opponent selling out to stop the run. The Temple offense averaged 5.82 yards per rush on first down in 2011 and the 4th period was the Owls most productive quarter running the football.

Scot Loeffler will be "multiple" in his approach to attacking the opponent but being able to out-physical the opponent, when needed will be added insurance for an Auburn offense that lacked consistency in 2011.

[AUtiger98]

When I look at plays like this from CSL I really think we have the personnel to run his style now. That's encouraging.

[StatTiger]

AUtiger98, on 24 January 2012 - 08:41 PM, said:

When I look at plays like this from CSL I really think we have the personnel to run his style now. That's encouraging.

AU will likely be a tad run-heavy in 2012 with the current strength of the offense being at RB and TE.

[Tiltowait_AU]

Look at that running lane in the fourth picture... pretty amazing.

StatTiger, on 24 January 2012 - 09:26 PM, said:

AU will likely be a tad run-heavy in 2012 with the current strength of the offense being at RB and TE.

Agreed 100%. If Coach Leoffler can work with the quarterbacks as well (Kiehl has tremendous upside and talent, could use some work on reading the coverages and progressions), it'll hopefully burn the opposing D a few times if they try to stack the box against the run.

Definitely looking forward to seeing the offense and defense in action next season. Clemson won't have much (any) game film to plan against